Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baker Square area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Square (SR5 4HD) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Square (SR5 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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